Strong’s H5631
סָרִיס — çârîyç
סָרִיס (çârîyç, Strong’s H5631) means: a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state.
a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
- H5631
- /saw-reece'/
- 42× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- çârîyç
- Pronunciation
- saw-reece'
- Occurrences
- 42
Meaning
- Hebrew
- סָרִיס
- Definition
- a eunuch; by implication, valet (especially of the female apartments), and thus, a minister of state
- Derivation
- or סָרִס; from an unused root meaning to castrate;
- King James Version renders it as
- chamberlain, eunuch, officer. Compare H7249 (רַב־סָרִיס).
Where it appears
The first verses that use çârîyç (42 times in all).
Sources
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